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John Locke is Born in England
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After studying philosophy, medicine, law, and mathmatics and graduating with multiple degrees,Locke becomes a very important Professor at Oxford Collage.
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Locke reads Rene Descartes' Discourse on the Method and likes what he reads. This work includes the famous quote: "I think, therefore I am."
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Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is an important politicain meets and befriends Locke.
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Locke, who is now Lord Ashley's personal physician, supervises a liver operation that saves Lord Ashley's life and remarkably he lives another 15 years.
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Because of Lord Ashley's involvment in the new British colonies in America, Locke is asked to write The Fundimental Constitution of Carolina.
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Locke writes the first draft of The Essay Concerning Human Understanding, in it are ideas of Natural Law; based partially on the writings of others.
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Locke begins to write and promote a Social Contract, he may not be the first with the idea but his soccial status will make the idea popular.
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Locke's ideas about revolution against a government are linked to a plot to kill the King. Locke flees to Holland, many that agreed with him and Lord Ashley are aressted for treason, and some are killed.
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England's Glorious Revolution; Locke is welcomed by the new King and returns to England.
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Essay Concerning Human Understanding is published.
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Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends.
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Two Treaties of Civil Government by John Locke is published.
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Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade and even though his health is failing he is its most influential member.
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John Locke dies.
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Thomas Jefferson borrows from Locke's ideas to write the Declaration of Independance.
